Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #224

By | July 3, 2023

And for the June game of the Civ5 “Game Of The Month” we also get you a culture vacation. You play as Enrico Dandolo of Venice on a standard size pangaea map on Immortal level. You need to go for a culture victory, but all other victories are enabled, so you need to make sure that no AI beats you at another one. You have until July 31st to obtain all the great artworks!

For more information please see this thread.

Steam Summer Sale, with Civ6 and many other games

By | July 2, 2023
Sales

The Steam Summer Sale is on! As most important title Civ6 is on sale, with a 90% discount, down to 5.99€, with also the Anthology and Platinum being discounted by 86% and 91%.

Obviously, besides the Civ games there is a lot more on sale, e.g. Old World is discounted, the Total War Franchise has various titles on sale, mostly 50% upwards, various Paradox games, as well as the Anno franchise.

Strategy and Wargaming .com also has an article with various interesting games here.

Play the new Civ3 “Game Of The Month” #164 and 191

By | July 1, 2023

Also for Civ3 our team is dedicated to still give you a new “Game Of The Month”!

For the addon “Play The World” you start as Julius Caesar on a normal size pangaea map, and the game is obviously played on Emperor level. To give you an edge on the roaming barbarians you get a Celtic slave, which can only cut trees. You have until September 30 to make all roads lead to Rome. For more information please see here.

For the addon “Conquests” you get a game as the Inca, playing on a standard continents map on Demigod level. Your opponents are known, they are vicious, as well as the barbarians, but you get an additional scout as starting unit. You have until September 30 (so the whole summer) to spread the glory of the sun god! For more information please see this thread.

Play the new Civ4 “Game Of The Month” #253

By | June 30, 2023

And for sure we also supply you with another monthly game also for Civ4! This “Game Of The Month” is this time not summery-themed, but is rather a response to the community, who requested some smaller maps. Therefore you play this time as Churchill on a small fractal map on Emperor level against 4 AIs. In contrast to most recent games, you are also able to freely choose which victory type you want to go for. You have until August 1 to make the British Empire great again.

For more information please see this thread.

TurnBasedLovers: 10 Indie Gems You Don’t want to Miss -Twitter’s Lair Top Picks #2

By | June 29, 2023

TurnBasedLovers has published another article/video, which is interesting to the CFC community, called “10 Indie Gems You Don’t want to Miss -Twitter’s Lair Top Picks #2”. The name doesn’t give it away that it’s interesting for us, but the list contains a range of games, which you definitely should have a look at. One of them is “Yield”, a turn-based 4X game on a hex-grid with a really cute graphics style, which allows you to destroy Rome with the Germanic hordes. Another one is “Feudums”, which is a medieval strategy simulator, and can already be tested with a free demo. The last game of interest is “Imperial Ambitions”, which is a 4X game in the “Colonization” setting, using very nice and charming pixel art. Users with a preference for a sci-fi setting over a historical one should also have a look at “Silence Of The Siren”.

You can read the whole article (with another 6 turn-based games in it) here, and discuss this article with us in the forum here.

Revival: Recolonization released – a post-apocalyptic Civ!

By | June 28, 2023

Another interesting game has entered today early access – Revival: Recolonization.
Revival: Recolonization is a turn-based 4X game on a hex-grid. You wake up after an apocalypse, one of the few people who remembers how the earth was before. You now need to claim leadership of a clan, build up a new civilization, fight against the robot AI which has orchestrated the apocalypse, and make sure you survive zombie hordes, fires, and basically another apocalypse. You can use pre-apocalypse technology to shape the planet, and you will stumble upon artefacts and wonders from the time before.

The game has just entered early access, and is right now available with a 10% discount for 26.09€ (until July 5). You can join us here to discuss this game.

Alpha Centauri and AI

By | June 25, 2023

The recent hype around various AI tools has lead to some controversy, but also to many new possibilities. User Damjan on Facebook has used one of the AI image generators to give us new pictures of Alpha Centauri.

You can find these pictures in the Facebook Alpha Centauri group, and also for discussion in our forum here.

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #161

By | June 20, 2023

And also for the Civ6 GOTM we are appreciating the nice summer climate! For the mid-june game you play as Sundiata Keita of Mali on a hot and arid standard-size “seven seas” map. The difficulty level is Immortal, and you need to go for a culture or diplomatic victory. The deadline for making the Sahara great again is July 15. For more information please check this thread.